ENGLISH | MENDE |
Afternoon | Fulihun |
Alcohol | Ndɔ |
Bar/pub | Ndɔ bama |
Bargain | Yɛpɛ haka va/Yɛpɛ fa |
Beard | Kpɛlle |
Be careful | Pe panda |
Bed | kpugɔ |
Biscuit/cookies | Biskiti |
Blind | pumum/bumum |
Bobby/cop | Poichi/polisi |
Bonnet/Hood | Bɔnɛti |
Boy | Hindolo |
Rubbish | Baabaa |
Braids | Ngofɛ |
Bread | Bredi |
Bus | Bɔɔsi |
Candy/sweet | Mɛhɛn nimini |
Car | Mɔtui |
Child | Ndui |
Cholera/Dysentery | Kohulei |
Circle/roundabout | Kaa/landabawti |
Coconut | Tɔli |
Cross Roads/Junction | Pe hugbɔmi |
Door | Pɛedei |
Drunk | Ndue hua |
Dust bin/ Trash can | Kawɛma |
Ear | Ngoli |
Enough | I lohiŋ |
Excuse me | Nya kavay |
Finish | I kpɔya |
Flip Flops/ Slippers | Kɔwa |
Food | Mɛhɛn |
Friend | Ndiamui |
Gas/Petrol | Pɛtrol |
In the open | Ngitiya |
Bold/fearless | Diilo |
Girl | Nyaalo |
Good bye | Malɔ |
Grill | Kolpɔti |
Happy | Kohunɛ |
Head tie | Kpaya |
Hello | A wiana be/ Buwaa |
Help me | Gbɔ nyama |
House | Pɛɛ |
How are you? | Kahun yena? |
How do I? | Ngi ye? |
How much does it cost? | Gbɛjɔngɔ |
How old are you? | Bi vui? |
Hurry up | Mafula |
I am fine | Nya gahun gbiangɔ/kaye nyama |
I am full | Nya govia |
I am going home | Nyaa lima pɛɛla |
I am going to Xyz | Nyaa lima Xyz ngama |
I am on my way | Nyaana lima |
I am sorry | Bi lemungɔ |
I am XYZ/my name is | Nyama XYZ/nya lei mia |
I don’t have | I nya yeya |
I know | Ngi kɔɔlɔ |
I’d like to go XYZ | Nyaagɔ ngi li XYZ |
I’ll be back | Nyaa wama |
Leave me alone | Gbe nyama |
Man | Hindo |
Market | Nchɔpɔwayhun/makithun |
Maybe | Kɛɛnga |
Night | Kpindii |
Onions | Siibaa |
Orange fruit | Salui |
Outside | Ngitiya |
Peanut | Nikii |
Please | Kɔnɛle/dayle |
Plenty | Kpoto |
Poor | Nyani |
Power outage | layti ya |
Provinces | Fulehun |
Rich | Kpatɛɛ |
Sand | Nganya |
Shoe | Kɔwa |
Soda/pop/Soft drink | Sɔɔ driŋki/njawugei |
Stand up | Hiŋje bilo |
Stop | Gbe |
Street | Tiiti |
Tailor | Kula hɔɔmui |
Take me go | Li ange |
Tap | Pɔmpi |
Taxi/Cab | Takxsi |
Thank you | Bisɛ/bayga |
Thief | Humamui |
Today | Ha |
Tomorrow | Sina |
Female Trader | Makiti majamui |
Tree | Ngulu |
Trousers | Bɛɛ |
Trunk/Boot | Buti |
Uniform | Yunifɔm |
Upset | Liile |
Walk | Jaa |
Water | Njaa |
What are you doing? | Gbɔ pi pe ma? |
What? | Gbee? |
What’s your name? | Bi bie? Bida la? |
When? | Migbe? |
Window | Widei |
Woman | Nyaahiŋ |